Emmanuel Adebayor claims Manchester City have agreed loan deal with Serie A side Juventus

Emmanuel Adebayor looks set to leave Manchester City in the January transfer
window after revealing the club have agreed a loan deal which will see him
move to Serie A side Juventus.

Frustrations: Emmanuel Adebayor has made just six starts for Manchester City this seasonPhoto: ACTION IMAGES

By Telegraph staff

12:31PM GMT 23 Nov 2010

Amid rumours of a fall-out with manager Roberto Mancini, the 26-year-old striker has dropped down the pecking order at Eastlands, having started just six matches this season, and as such has expressed a desire to move.

The news comes just 18 months after Adebayor joined City from Arsenal, but in a bid to secure himself regular first-team football it seems the Togo international is on the move.

"I don't know what I did wrong to Roberto Mancini, but he never makes me play," he told Sport/Foot Magazine. "I'm going to change air during the transfer window in January.

"And I can tell you that City has already reached an agreement with Juventus for a loan. I therefore expect to be able to leave in December."

It is not the first time Adebayor has been linked with a move to Juventus, having issued a 'come and get me plea' to the Italian side in August following City's acquisition of Mario Balotelli.

Realising his opportunities at City were likely to be few and far between, he said: "Until some time ago I would not have accepted offers from other teams. I wanted to wear the City shirt and have a better season than I did last year.

"But I have now realised there will not be many chances for me to play and so I am considering the many offers I have received. Juventus are a great club where I would like to play."